Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 4th August 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 4th August 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Ebonyi: Soldiers, five others held for bullion van attack
Police detectives have arrested seven suspects for allegedly killing four policemen during an attack on a bullion van in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Those arrested included a serving soldier and a dismissed soldier. The bullion van was coming from Enugu State when it was attacked in Abakaliki on July 29, 2020, while the suspects were …
Obaseki kicks off campaign in Edo North, receives royal blessings
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki yesterday kicked off his re-election campaign in Akoko Edo Local Government Area in Edo North Senatorial District, with a promise to build on the good foundation his administration laid in the last three years and eight months. The governor, however, paraded his administration’s achievements, post- COVID-19 development blueprint …
Ganduje appoints outgoing BUK VC pro-chancellor of state varsity
KANO Kano State Governor, Dr. bdullahi Umar Ganduje, has approved the appointment of outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Prof. Muhammad Yahuza Bello, as pro-chancellor and chairman of the governing council of Yusuf Maitama Sule University. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information in the state, Malam Muhammad Garba, said Bello, a professor …
INEC denies complicity in AAC candidate ahead of Ondo poll
…as deputy gov gets southern leaders’ endorsement for ZLP The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied a claim by state the chapter of African Action Congress (AAC) that it has replaced its running mate for the October 10 Ondo governorship election. AAC had in a statement by its Chairman, Alex Adeniyi …
COVID-19: PTF to work with INEC on guidelines for Edo, Ondo polls
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) for the control of the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has said that it was working with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to bring out guidelines for the conduct of the oncoming supplementary polls in Nasarawa and governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. The PTF also disclosed …
Embracing housing as catalyst for development
Stakeholders in real estate sector, especially built environment professionals and mortgage finance providers, are calling on government to embrace housing as major driver of the economy as COVID-19 subsides. Dayo Ayeyemi reports Increased investments in housing, collaboration between government and the private sector, partnership and creation of enabling environment were the general consensus …
Exxon Mobil posts deepest ever loss over Covid-19
United States oil giant, Exxon Mobil, posted its worst loss in its modern history after COVID-19 crisis slammed headlong into a global crude glut to savage almost every part of the oil giant’s business. The disastrous collapse in crude prices bled Exxon’s production division while COVID- 19 lockdowns strangled demand for everything …
Nigeria’s fuel import gulps N95.25trn in five years
The value of petroleum products imported into Nigeria has hit $264.57 billion, approximately 95.2452 trillion, as the woes of government- owned refineries in the country worsened in the last five years. A review of data from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) showed crude oil export …
Post-COVID-19: Scholars caution on food crisis, task govt on wastage
Worried by the challenges posed by the post-COVID- 19 pandemic era, scholars and experts have called on the government at all levels to put necessary infrastructure and measures in place to tackle the problems of food insecurity and wastage in order to mitigate the effects of the country’s slide into food crisis. The call …
I’m very much committed to Nigeria – Dessers
Genk striker, Cyriel Dessers, has reiterated his commitment to represent Nigeria after denying recent rumour that he has decided to play for Belgium. The forward, born of a Belgian father and a Nigeria mother was invited for the Super Eagles Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone before the outbreak of the Covid- …
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